TV series

Starfish

2009–2015 · 7 seasons

A warm, heartfelt coming-of-age drama full of secrets and family conflict that pulls you into its characters' tangled lives.

Overview: Deniz Yıldızı follows Deniz, a young woman who leaves her small hometown and moves to Ankara to study medicine. Her mother places her in the home of a man she believes is a family friend—unaware that he is actually her father, a secret known only by her parents. Alongside Deniz, the series follows the intersecting lives of several other main characters as they navigate love, lies, secrets, jealousy, and family conflicts, all woven into a youthful, heartfelt coming-of-age drama.
How it feels: Earnest, warm, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Family, identity, coming-of-age, love
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: family
identity
coming-of-age
love
deception
Places: big city
home
school
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild